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NASCAR Trucks: Virginia Is For Lovers Race Results

12 September 1998

RICHMOND, VA: Following are the qualifying results for the Virginia is for Lovers NASCAR Craftsman Truck race held Thursday night at Ricmond. Results include finishing position, starting position, driver, hometown, truck make, laps completed, reason out (if any) money won:


1. (2) Jack Sprague, Spring Lake, Mich., Chevy, 200, $38,400.
2. (8) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Ford, 200, $22,200.
3. (18) Greg Biffle, Vancouver, Wash., Ford, 200, $16,250.
4. (1) Joe Ruttman, Upland, Calif., Ford, 200, $11,775.
5. (19) Butch Miller, Coopersville, Mich., Dodge, 200, $8,575.
6. (5) Rich Bickle, Edgerton, Wis., Ford, 200, $6,025.
7. (15) Randy Tolsma, Meridian, Idaho, Chevy, 200, $6,875.
8. (3) Rick Carelli, Denver, Chevy, 200, $6,825.
9. (10) Terry Cook, Sandusky, Ohio, Chevy, 200, $5,775.
10. (9) Mike Wallace, St. Louis, Chevy, 200, $7,850.
11. (4) Rick Crawford, Mobile, Ala., Ford, 200, $6,675.
12. (31) Andy Houston, Hickory, N.C., Chevy, 200, $6,800.
13. (17) Tony Roper, Fair Grove, Mo., Ford, 200, $6,500.
14. (27) B.A. Wilson, Bonham, Texas, Ford, 200, $5,450.
15. (30) Bob Keselowski, Rochester, Mich., Dodge, 200, $5,400.
16. (12) Jimmy Hensley, Ridgeway, Va., Dodge, 200, $6,325.
17. (16) Jay Sauter, West Salem, Wis., Chevy, 200, $6,315.
18. (6) Lonnie Rush, Pickerington, Ohio, Chevy, 200, $5,225.
19. (34) Boris Said, Carlsbad, Calif., Ford, 200, $5,175.
20. (33) Scot Walters, Louisville, Ky., Chevy, 200, $6,250.
21. (35) Wayne Anderson, Wildwood, Fla., Ford, 200, $5,100.
22. (7) Ron Hornaday, Palmdale, Calif., Chevy, 200, $6,075.
23. (13) Stacy Compton, Hurt, Va., Ford, 200, $6,050.
24. (36) Lance Norick, Oklahoma City, Dodge, 200, $5,025.
25. (32) Kevin Harvick, Bakersfield, Calif., Chevy, 199, $6,000.
26. (25) John Blewett III, Howell, N.J., Dodge, 199, $4,975.
27. (20) Mike Bliss, Milwaukie, Ore., Ford, 198, $5,950.
28. (14) Tony Raines, Laporte, Ind., Ford, 197, $5,925.
29. (22) Kevin Cywinski, Mosinee, Wis., Ford, 192, $4,875.
30. (21) Ron Barfield, Florence, S.C., Chevy, 146, crash, $5,950.
31. (23) Randy Renfrow, Wilson, N.C., Dodge, 122, fuel pump, $4,825.
32. (28) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Chevy, 119, transmission, $4,825.
33. (11) Barry Bodine, Julian, N.C., Chevy, 109, crash, $4,825.
34. (29) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevy, 104, brakes, $4,825.
35. (26) Bryan Reffner, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 68, overheating, $5,825.
36. (24) Johnny Chapman, Stony Point, N.C., Ford, 32, engine, $5,825.

Race Stats:


Lap leaders: Ruttman 1, Sprague 2, Carelli 3-20, Sprague 21-92, Wallace 93-99, Sprague 100-101, Wallace 102-103, Sprague 104-113, Rush 114-130, Irvan 131-178, Sprague 179-200.


Time of race: 1 hour, 44 minutes, 48 seconds.
Margin of victory: 0.299 seconds.
Caution flags: 8 for 38 laps (8-12, 32-37, 44-48, 87-91, 113-116, 122-126, 148-15, 196-198).


Lead changes: 10 among six drivers.


Series standings: 1. Sprague, 3,025. 2. Hornaday, 2,968. 3. Ruttman, 2,915. 4. Raines, 2,765. 5. Compton, 2,645. 6. Sauter, 2,583. 7. Hensley, 2,527. 8. Tolsma, 2,441. 9. Biffle, 2,382. 10. Barfield, 2,379.